The Guardian view on Britain’s fragile systems: when global shocks hit your shopping bill
Editorial: Energy disruption abroad drives prices at home, showing how few safeguards are built in – which is why a call for resilience must be heeded
‘Temu Range Rover’: what the bestselling Jaecoo 7 says about China’s electric car ascendancy
Loaded with extras and produced at a cut price, the crossover SUV has overtaken rival cars from US, Japanese and Korean firms
Watchdog weighs investigation into Farage’s undisclosed £5m gift
Electoral Commission considers inquiry after Tories said Reform leader should have declared money from billionaire
‘Awkward and humiliating’: UK job hunters share frustration with AI interviews
People describe unnatural process as survey finds nearly half of job seekers have been interviewed by AI
Tim Cook takes victory lap as Apple’s financial results soar past Wall Street expectations
Company details $111.2bn in revenue in first earnings report after announcement of Cook’s pending departure
Tech giants’ results show rosy outlook for AI boom and US stock market
Google, Microsoft and Amazon report gains in cloud-computing businesses while Meta spending draws concern
Reliance on Chinese green tech poses ‘serious’ risk for Europe, experts say
Continent ‘sleepwalking’ into series of economic and national security problems due to over-dependence
‘It feels like a betrayal’: anger as Apple to close its first unionized store in the US
Tech giant accused of ‘cynical attempt to bust the union’ in decision to shutter location in Towson, Maryland
Deloitte and Zoom’s trims to parental-leave benefits may hurt them in long run, experts say
The companies announced last week that they will be reducing parental leave and other benefits for employees starting next year
Taylor Swift files trademarks for voice and image amid concern over AI misuse
The singer’s company filed three applications on Friday after Matthew McConaughey launched similar strategy
China blocks $2bn Meta takeover of AI agent developer Manus
Beijing says domestic tech companies must seek explicit government approval for accepting US investment
How AI’s threat to entry-level jobs is turning gen Z into ‘Generation Entrepreneur’
As AI erases the bottom rungs of the corporate ladder, some gen Z workers skip the entry level to become their own CEOs
TikTok and Visa launch debit card to speed payouts to UK creators
Creator card is designed for people making money through TikTok Live, some of whom complain of payment delays
‘Look, no hands’: China chases the driverless dream at Beijing car show
As domestic sales slow, manufacturers are investing in AI and seeking growth in technology and in overseas markets
US gambling addiction is ‘out of control’ as betting markets boom, policy expert warns
The gambling crisis ‘demands a public health response’ and should be regulated like alcohol or tobacco, expert says